I have a Dreamwidth account!!!
Please to be telling me if you are on Dreamwidth too, and who you are there.

So I have now joined the ranks of those who do massive cross-posting on multiple personal journals (LJ, IJ, Inksome, and now Dreamwidth). I was using Charm at first, but while it sort of supports cross-posting, it isn't really oriented towards that. So I have just finished writing (and quick-testing) a script (perl script, which uses the LJ::Simple interface) which cross-posts to multiple journals at the same time. Yay! It's a very simple command-line interface, nothing fancy, but I think the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

I'm thinking of deleting the inksome journal, though. Dreamwidth will be better, and IJ was able to import all my past entries, while Inksome couldn't. I have imported all my past entries to Dreamwidth too.

Bring on the open beta!

This is a test. If this were an actual post, there would be content.
I am testing a cross-posting script. It probably won't work.

This is my second attempt; the first attempt almost worked.

Still sick. I thought I'd post a poll. If kalquessa can, then I can.
( here be a poll )

I just got a comment from a random person on this post I made over a year ago. What is more, this person appears to have created an LJ account for the sole purpose of making that comment. What gives?

I made myself a Donna icon! And just as I was about to post about it, we lost power. Hmmm.
ETA: Now I made myself a different Donna icon with the same text, which I like a bit better.

Stolen from astrogirl

I have 35 people on my flist, and I'm on other people's flists (44 of them). You folks range from close friends to people I've never so much as talked to on LJ once, with a big bunch falling somewhere in between. Hello! Welcome!

But y'know, I'm shy of friending people I don't know, and I feel awkward to just jump into and comment on friendsfriends even if they've said interesting things, because I'd just be a random stranger, yes? (Comments on fic is notable exception) And, even more embarrassing is when Person A (whom I think I don't know) turns out to actually be Person B whom I do know, but using a different nom-de-net. Very confusing.

So, what I'd really appreciate is if all of you flist folks, wherever you fall on the spectrum, would come on by and say "hi" here. (Re)-introduce yourself, maybe mention how you ended up friending me, tell me something random about yourself, whatever you like. And, if you're so inclined, let me know what you'd like from me as a, um, flist-person, whether it's "Don't mind me, I'm only here for the fic" or "Don't be such a stranger, come on over to my LJ and talk to me more!" or "Actually, we don't have any fandoms in common any more and I'd like to take you off my flist now" or "Hey, the only reason I haven't been commenting here is because I felt awkward about talking to you", or whatever. It's all good! I won't get offended or freaked out by any of it, I promise.

With no announcements, no consultation, the New Management have sneaked in a despicable change: they have eliminated Basic Accounts.

ETA Despite the fact that I have a permanent account, I'm wondering if I should leave anyway. (Won't delete the journal, just leave it sitting there) So which alternative journal place is the one that everyone seems to have alternative accounts at?

The first icon_style challenge is done! Which means I can reveal the icons I made for it.

I'm pleased; the challenge seemed to go well (apart from one bit of unpleasantness from someone who subsequently left). And congratulations to taibhrigh vilakins and sallymn!

I'm already thinking over what to set for the challenge next month. (rubs hands gleefully)

Yo! I've made a new community icon_style for doing the style-based icon challenges I was talking about earlier. It's after midnight, I really should have gotten to bed hours ago, so could y'all please pimp the comm in various places 'cuz I don't have time right now. An' if yer intrest'd, do join, and comment on the first post, where I'm tryin' ta get some feedback on how y'all would like it run.

(points at icon) I've changed my default for the season. Should have done it earlier.